We all start out as beautiful as springA midnight summers dreamSo innocent we look upon ourselvesAnd we wish the whole world wellIn the end we want it allIn the end we take it allIn the end apart it fallsIn the end there's nothingWe bear no scar in our conscienceClean and smoothWe kiss the breast of youthAs our eyesight fades with ageWe put on horn-rimmed glassesAnd we work our lives awayBuy the pearlSell the world